Strong's Hebrew · H2963

טָרַף

ṭâraph · taw-raf'

catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).

Definition

to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 25 times in Scripture

Deuteronomy 33:20

Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

Genesis 49:27

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

Genesis 44:28

When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

Genesis 37:33

His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

Psalms 7:2

or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

Exodus 22:13

If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.

Psalms 17:12

like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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